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Alex Rivera
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Casa Sombra

Type
Private residence
Site
Miami, Florida
Year
2026
Studio
Comprehensive Studio
Role
Individual
Casa Sombra at blue hour from the garden: a long flat roof over a lit glass pavilion, palms and a pool.
The house from the garden at blue hour.

A tropical residence organized around shade. A single cantilevered roof extends five metres past its last column, keeping the glass pavilion in shadow through the afternoon, while a timber-screened upper volume filters the western light. Travertine blade walls anchor the plan and carry the heat; the pool doubles the facade at dusk. The project tests how far a house in a hot climate can open itself to the landscape when the roof, not the wall, does the climatic work. Every drawing in this project is set to the same sun angle, so the shadows can be compared directly.

Ground floor plan of Casa Sombra: living, kitchen, stair, dining, covered terrace and pool, with a scale bar and north arrow.
Ground floor plan, 1:200.
Section through the cantilevered roof, the covered terrace, the living room and the pool.
Section through the cantilever, 1:100.
The pool terrace at dusk, with the roof and lit glass walls reflected in a long pool.
The pool terrace reflects the cantilever at dusk.
Living room under a timber ceiling, with full-height glazing onto the garden.
The living room under the timber ceiling.
Close view of the timber screen: vertical slats in front of glazing.
Ipe screen: 60 mm slats at 200 mm centres.